Shiite Arabs ended up in Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, and the eastern provinces of Saudi Arabia. ... Lebanon included large Sunni and Shiite populations, as well as Alawites and Druze. The dominant population of the Middle East, Sunni Arabs, were split among numerous states. ... By splitting the Middle East into many different sections, Britain also went against a promise of independence made to the Arabs in the 1910s (Border Lines Still Rock the Middle East). ... It is that support for authoritarian rule, more than other frequently criticized U.S. policies, which she sees as being at the heart of A...

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In the 12th century a group from Iran called the Ismailis or Shiites Muslims were responsible for terrorist acts against religious and political leaders of the Sunni Islam. ... The Sunnis were wiped out of the Arab nations after numerous attacks by the Ismailis. ...

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But Iraq continued to back Palestinian terrorist groups that sought the destruction of Israel, even as it paid service to supporting the idea of Arab-Israeli peace negotiations. ... But experts also include other reasons, including a lack of preparation for and reluctance to run a post-Saddam Iraq; reluctance to fight house to house in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities; concern that Iran would take advantage of further regional instability; fears that Iraq would fragment, with the Kurds in the north seeking independent statehood and the Shiites in the south seeking to join Iran; and expectations ...

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With the danger clear and characterized, willing accomplices in Iraq, Syria, and other Arab countries (and even, perhaps, Iran, which has an enthusiasm for seeing the Shiite government in Baghdad stay in force), and the backing of most Americans, a more extensive mediation against ISIS must happen - one that crushes the spirit of this terrorist association and restores security in the area....

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